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So I do want to stress, we don't know exactly what ICE is using this for, but the tool has been marketed by the company that sells it to monitor things like the Black Lives Matter protest that we had several years ago.
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Immigration agents’ surveillance tools and tactics raise questions about civil liberties — PBS News
Federal immigration enforcement officials are using a growing arsenal of surveillance tools to track immigrants and protesters, including facial detection apps and databases, cellphone trackers and dr...
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February 5, 2026 at 4:52 AM
So I do want to stress, we don't know exactly what ICE is using this for, but the tool has been marketed by the company that sells it to monitor things like the Black Lives Matter protest that we had several years ago.
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“One of the agents came up to me with his cell phone and took a photograph of me. It was the same agent who had previously kept coming in and out [of my hospital] room, and I had to repeatedly tell him to leave. I told him I did not consent … but he did not care.”
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Woman Shot by Border Patrol Says Agent Appeared to Take “Trophy Photo” — The New Republic
Marimar Martinez revealed what happened after she was shot five times by a Border Patrol agent.
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February 4, 2026 at 7:00 PM
“One of the agents came up to me with his cell phone and took a photograph of me. It was the same agent who had previously kept coming in and out [of my hospital] room, and I had to repeatedly tell him to leave. I told him I did not consent … but he did not care.”
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A U.S. citizen suffered a concussion, a torn rotator cuff and bruised ribs after immigration officers stopped her on a Salem street, broke her car window, pulled her out and then left abruptly after discovering her passport in her purse, advocates said.
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U.S. citizen was running errands. After ICE stop, she ended up at the hospital instead — OregonLive.com
A U.S. citizen suffered a concussion, a torn rotator cuff and bruised ribs after immigration officers stopped her on a Salem street, broke her car window, pulled her out and then left abruptly after d...
apple.news
February 4, 2026 at 6:40 PM
A U.S. citizen suffered a concussion, a torn rotator cuff and bruised ribs after immigration officers stopped her on a Salem street, broke her car window, pulled her out and then left abruptly after discovering her passport in her purse, advocates said.
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However, in the North Sea, we're seeing different reports. Reports that suggest the construction of wind farms off shore has actually helped marine life naturally develop and even thrive.
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Europe's Offshore Wind Parks Are Doing A Lot More Than Generating Electricity — BGR
Offshore wind parks have drawn concerns that their benefits might not outweigh their costs. However, those costs might not be as steep as expected.
apple.news
February 4, 2026 at 6:04 PM
However, in the North Sea, we're seeing different reports. Reports that suggest the construction of wind farms off shore has actually helped marine life naturally develop and even thrive.
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“The rest of the public, the nonrich, have often been unwitting allies in the quest of the well-heeled to minimize their taxes,” Campbell writes. “The puzzle is why the public has served this role contra its own interests.”
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Why Do Americans Ignore Their Self-Interest When It Comes To Taxes? — Forbes
Joseph J. Thorndike explains the disconnect between Americans’ dissatisfaction with progressive levies and pollsters’ data that Americans prefer progressive taxes.
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February 4, 2026 at 5:48 AM
“The rest of the public, the nonrich, have often been unwitting allies in the quest of the well-heeled to minimize their taxes,” Campbell writes. “The puzzle is why the public has served this role contra its own interests.”
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”Similarly, statements made by DHS (Department of Homeland Security) officials and senior federal executives show that the culture of the agency and its employees is to celebrate violent responses over fair and diplomatic ones.”
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Judge restricts federal use of tear gas, munitions at Portland ICE protests — OregonLive.com
A federal judge on Tuesday issued a temporary order prohibiting federal officers at Portland’s U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building from directing tear gas, pepper balls, rubber bullets o...
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February 4, 2026 at 4:11 AM
”Similarly, statements made by DHS (Department of Homeland Security) officials and senior federal executives show that the culture of the agency and its employees is to celebrate violent responses over fair and diplomatic ones.”
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A separate analysis showed that the annual cost of keeping Craig open would be $79 million – which would all be applied to the ratepayers.
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Owners of broken Colo. coal plant forced to reopen ask DoE to reconsider order — Electrek
The two main utilities that own a Colorado coal plant which was ordered to reopen by fossil shill Chris Wright have pushed back on the order, stating plainly that it would raise costs and would not be...
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February 3, 2026 at 7:30 PM
A separate analysis showed that the annual cost of keeping Craig open would be $79 million – which would all be applied to the ratepayers.
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Signal President Meredith Whittaker has been outspoken about the role tech leaders have in social justice.
“I want everyone in tech who’s ever intoned about freedom, or their love of privacy, or their commitment to liberty, to join me in an unequivocal condemnation,” Whittaker wrote on X.
“I want everyone in tech who’s ever intoned about freedom, or their love of privacy, or their commitment to liberty, to join me in an unequivocal condemnation,” Whittaker wrote on X.
Tech demands ICE out of our cities
ICEout.tech
February 3, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Signal President Meredith Whittaker has been outspoken about the role tech leaders have in social justice.
“I want everyone in tech who’s ever intoned about freedom, or their love of privacy, or their commitment to liberty, to join me in an unequivocal condemnation,” Whittaker wrote on X.
“I want everyone in tech who’s ever intoned about freedom, or their love of privacy, or their commitment to liberty, to join me in an unequivocal condemnation,” Whittaker wrote on X.
“I saw them riding horses in a video. And I said, ‘Who is that?’ I was talking about her, not him,” Trump said Thursday, seated at the Resolute Desk beside the couple. “They explained it, I said, ‘I’m gonna hire him,’ because anybody that has somebody like you to be with, it’s an amazing tribute.”
Trump Says He Picked Cabinet Secretary Because His Wife Is Hot — The New Republic
Congrats to Doug Burgum?
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February 3, 2026 at 6:58 PM
“I saw them riding horses in a video. And I said, ‘Who is that?’ I was talking about her, not him,” Trump said Thursday, seated at the Resolute Desk beside the couple. “They explained it, I said, ‘I’m gonna hire him,’ because anybody that has somebody like you to be with, it’s an amazing tribute.”